The Raj is the time when the British government ruled India, before India became independent in 1947.

The Raj英屬印度時期 is the time when the British government ruled India就是英國政府統治印度的那段時期，before India became independent in 1947在印度1947年獨立之前。

English speakers almost always say “the Raj” or “the British Raj,” with a capital R, as a name for that period of rule, not for rule in general.

English speakers英語使用者 almost always say幾乎都說 "the Raj" or "the British Raj,"「the Raj」或「the British Raj」，with a capital R R用大寫，as a name for that period of rule作為那段統治時期的名稱，not for rule in general而不是泛指統治這件事。

You meet it in history class, in books and films about colonial India, and in phrases like “during the Raj.” It is a formal, historical word; ordinary talk about today’s India does not use it.

You你 meet it會在...遇到這個字 in history class在歷史課裡，in books and films about colonial India在講殖民時期印度的書和電影裡，and in phrases like "during the Raj."以及像「during the Raj」這樣的說法裡。It它 is a formal, historical word是正式的歷史用字；ordinary talk about today's India而談論現在印度的日常對話 does not use it不會用這個字。

Though actually, raj in Hindi simply means rule or kingdom — English narrowed the capital-R Raj to one famous stretch of British power. It does not mean a person.

Though actually不過其實，raj in Hindi raj在印地語裡 simply means rule or kingdom就只是「統治」或「王國」的意思——English英語 narrowed the capital-R Raj把大寫的Raj縮小範圍 to one famous stretch of British power指英國統治的那段有名時期。It它 does not mean a person不是指一個人。